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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23393 p4p, 23256 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Salvacion acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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55 - 75 - 7 |
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182 cm
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60 - 73 - 7 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 55 - 75 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 60 - 73 - 7, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Amiga shoots in and bounces Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion has his hands on Amiga's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion has control of Amiga's left arm, preventing Amiga from doing any damage.
Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salvacion seems keen to control Amiga's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Salvacion throws a fast counter high kick but Amiga manages to duck under it in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
That's time! Amiga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amiga sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amiga shoots in and bounces Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salvacion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion controlling Amiga's posture.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gakus Amiga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Amiga looks for the body kick but Salvacion saw that one coming.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Amiga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amiga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
Salvacion throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is fighting to break Salvacion's control of his arms but Salvacion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Amiga with a nice head shot there.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amiga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.
Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Amiga's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amiga throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rico Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gakus Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion shoots in but Amiga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gakus Amiga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amiga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gakus Amiga!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
13% |
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